‘Free France’: Macron names next aircraft carrier after WWII resistance

18/03/2026 12:35 France 24

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said France's next-generation aircraft carrier set to replace the Charles de Gaulle in 2038 will be named “Free France" in a tribute to the “spirit” of the French resistance against the World War II-era Nazi occupation.

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Next French aircraft carrier will be called "Free France"

#France's next aircraft carrier will be called the "France Libre" (Free France). It is set to replace the current Charles #deGaulle warship and is being named after the French Resistance movement that de Gaulle led against the #Nazi occupation of France during World War II....

18/03/2026 16:52 France 24

Soler i Lecha: Foreign policy of Pedro Sánchez 'widely supported by the Spanish population'

As Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with European leaders, including Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Eduard Soler i Lecha, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Senior Research Associate at IBE...

18/03/2026 16:43 France 24

Tyre emptied as Israel orders evacuation across southern Lebanon

At war with Iran-backed Hezbollah, Israel on Wednesday has called on everyone living south of the Zahrani River to evacuate immediately. It is an area comprising 14 percent of Lebanon's territory, and is highlighted in red in the maps posted by the Israeli military. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin repo...

18/03/2026 16:12 France 24

South Lebanon residents flee death and destruction

Residents of Lebanon southern areas bombarded in the Israel-Hezbollah war poured into the ancient city of Sidon in search of safety. At war with Iran-backed Hezbollah, Israel has called on everyone living south of the Zahrani River to evacuate immediately. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin reports from S...

18/03/2026 15:45 France 24

Trump pressures media on Iran war with claims of 'treason'

US President Donald Trump and his allies are attacking news organisations for their coverage of the war on Iran, a conflict the administration says is going well for the United States but is unpopular with the public and has plunged the Middle East into chaos. Trump accused unspecified “fake news...

18/03/2026 15:42 France 24

Tens of millions more in acute hunger if Mideast war drags on, UN warns

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18/03/2026 15:41 France 24

Zelensky on European tour to urge allies not to forget Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday was making his visit to Spain after a stop in London on Tuesday seen as part of an effort by Kyiv to keep the war against Russia a priority for European capitals, even as they grapple with fall-out from the US-Israeli war against Iran that is cons...

18/03/2026 15:36 France 24

Syrian refugees flee Israeli offensive in Lebanon, returning to a Syria in ruins

At the Joussieh border crossing near the Syrian city of Homs, thousands of Syrian refugees are fleeing the devastating war in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah. Driven out by Israeli air strikes after years of exile in Lebanon, families and children wait for hours before returning to a country w...

18/03/2026 14:07 France 24

Former Columbia University president Lee C. Bollinger on the importance of free speech

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18/03/2026 14:01 France 24

What to know about the resignation of Joe Kent, counterterrorism chief and Trump loyalist

The head of the US's National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, resigned from his post on Tuesday in opposition to the Trump administration's war on Iran. The former staunch Trump supporter said he could not support the war as "Iran posed no imminent threat" to the US....

18/03/2026 12:57 France 24

War in Ukraine: Zelensky visits Madrid for talks with PM Sanchez

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Madrid on Wednesday for talks with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, sources in the PM's office said. His visits to Spain are part of his efforts to rally diplomatic and military support from Western allies since the full-scale war broke out in...

18/03/2026 11:22 France 24

Iran firing banned cluster bombs at Israel

Iran targeted Tel Aviv with missiles carrying cluster warheads in what it said was retaliation for Israel's assassination of Iran's security chief Ali Larijani, Iranian state television reported on Wednesday. The attack on densely populated Tel Aviv overnight on Tuesday killed two people, bringi...

18/03/2026 11:17 France 24

Trump fumes at NATO for refusing to help secure the Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday NATO and most other allies have rejected his calls to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, grousing that he has been unable to rally support behind his war of choice in Iran that he insists he's conducting for the good of the world, even if it doesn't appreciate...

18/03/2026 11:17 France 24

BTS fever grips Seoul as boy band return after four-year hiatus

The long-awaited return to the stage of K-pop sensation BTS is set to boost South Korea's tourism and consumer economy. Our regional correspondents report. But first: the war in Iran upends the spring travel season for airlines and passengers alike, and investors await the latest rate call from the...

18/03/2026 11:01 France 24

'Shield for Europe: We protect not only Ukraine, but the whole of Europe', says Dr Iryna Mudra

As Volodymyr Zelensky meets with European leaders to strengthen Ukraine's alliances, Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Dr. Iryna Mudra, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine. According to Dr. Mudra, Ukraine’s struggle goes beyond defending its own territory; it remains a frontline o...

18/03/2026 10:59 France 24

Morocco taking AFCON title from Senegal dubbed 'joke of the century'

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, March 18, 2026: The Africa Cup of Nations has seen another unbelievable turn as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has stripped Senegal of their 2025 African Champions title, to give it to Morocco. Also, the Guardian reveals that the UK took part in negotiation...

18/03/2026 10:41 France 24

Top US official resigns over Trump's war, says Iran posed no imminent threat

Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing his concerns about the justification for military strikes in Iran and saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war. “Iran posed no imminent threat to our...

18/03/2026 10:30 France 24

Iran strikes Tel Aviv with cluster warheads in retaliation for killing of security chief

18/03/2026 10:27 France 24

On the ground: Lebanon says Israel struck without warning, killing at least 10 in Beirut

Israel stepped up airstrikes in central Beirut on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people and destroying a 10-storey building, Lebanese authorities said, in attacks that shook the capital in the third week of Israel's war with Hezbollah. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin reports from the site of a strike....

18/03/2026 10:26 France 24

Starmer says 'focus must remain on Ukraine' despite war in Iran after talks with Zelensky

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that international attention must remain on Ukraine's fight against Russia despite the US-Israeli war with Iran. The two leaders met in London and signed a new defence partnership focused on countering drones....

18/03/2026 02:31 France 24

Live: Iranian intelligence minister Khatib killed overnight, says Israel

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18/03/2026 01:30 France 24

Top Iranian officials killed in Israeli airstrike in wartime blow to country's leadership

Iran has confirmed the deaths of two senior security officials, considered among the most powerful figures in the country, in overnight strikes: Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, and General Gholamreza Soleimani, head of the Revolutionary Guard’s Basij force....

17/03/2026 21:18 France 24

Trump team applying pressure to media: Tell the war's story the way we see it

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Robert Corn-Revere, Chief Counsel for the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, explains that the FCC pressure on news organisations "is simply a threat being wielded by a powerful regulator to try to condition the behaviour of broadcast stations"...

17/03/2026 20:43 France 24

War in Iran exposes cracks in Trump's MAGA coalition

17/03/2026 20:36 France 24

'I tell my children it’s just thunder': How ordinary Iranians are dealing with war

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17/03/2026 16:14 France 24

Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war

The director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, has announced his resignation, saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war in Iran. Kent said on social media that Iran “posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started...

17/03/2026 16:11 France 24

Larijani's death would be a 'significant blow' but may not deter Iran

Israel said Tuesday it had killed Iran's powerful national security chief, Ali Larijani, in what would be a huge blow to the Islamic republic, but probably not one that would deter Tehran from continuing the war against Israel and the US, says France 2''s correspondent in the Iranian capital Reza S...

17/03/2026 15:05 France 24

British photographer Mark Neville on documenting four years of war in Ukraine

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17/03/2026 14:40 France 24

Britain hit by ‘unprecedented’ meningitis outbreak, two students dead

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17/03/2026 14:35 France 24

Trump seeks to delay China visit as Beijing rebuffs Hormuz demands

US President Donald Trump on Monday said he is seeking to delay a highly anticipated trip to China in early April by about a month because of the Iran war. It comes after Trump called on numerous nations, including China, to help ships safely transit the Strait of Hormuz, a request that so far has...

17/03/2026 14:21 France 24

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